Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, November 5, 2016

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Mountain View News Saturday, November 5, 2016 

BUSINESS WATCH PROGRAM

ARCADIA POLICE BLOTTER

For the period of Sunday, October 23rd, through Saturday, 
October 29th, the Police Department responded to 929 calls 
for service of which 104 required formal investigations. The 
following is a summary report of the major incidents handled 
by the Department during this period.

Sunday, October 23:

Shortly before 2:53 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop 
on a vehicle in the 2100 block of South Santa Anita Avenue. 
The officer discovered the three suspects were driving 
a vehicle reported stolen from the City of Pomona. The 
vehicle was equipped with a GPS tracking device and the 
registered owner tracked its location to Arcadia. A 26-year-
old male from Pomona, a 34-year-old male from Pomona, 
and a 28-year-old male from Pomona were arrested and 
transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

 Around 10:47 a.m., an officer responded to the 5700 
block of Lenore Avenue regarding a vehicle burglary report. 
The officer determined an unknown suspect tampered 
with the rear window lock and stole a third row seat. No 
suspects were seen and no witnesses were located. 

 At about 4:37 p.m., officers responded to 400 South 
Baldwin Avenue regarding a battery report. An investigation 
revealed a physical altercation occurred between an APD 
officer and the suspect resulting in the suspect hitting the 
officer with his grocery bags then striking the officer in 
the face with his fist, causing a laceration to the nose. The 
46-year-old male from Sierra Madre was arrested and 
transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking. The APD 
officer was evaluated on scene by Arcadia Fire.

Monday, October 24:

Just after 10:36 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in 
the 2200 block of Canyon Road regarding an audible alarm 
activation. A witness reported seeing two male suspects 
fleeing from the residence and driving away in a newer black 
Mercedes Benz with paper plates. An investigation revealed 
they smashed the rear sliding glass door, ransacked the 
bedroom, and fled with an unknown amount of property. 
The investigation is ongoing.

 At approximately 1:25 p.m., an officer responded to a 
residence in the 400 block of West Le Roy Avenue regarding 
a burglary in progress. The victim returned to her residence 
and witnessed a suspect fleeing from her garage. The officer 
determined at least one suspect entered the residence 
and stole cash and a wedding ring. Two suspects were 
seen fleeing in a red Chevrolet Cruz. The investigation is 
ongoing.

Tuesday, October 25:

Around 2:04 a.m., officers conducted a welfare check on a 
vehicle parked at 7 Eleven, 102 East Huntington Drive, with 
its lights on for 45 minutes. Upon contacting the driver, the 
officers discovered the 24-year-old male from La Mirada 
was passed out and had a hypodermic needle containing 
heroin inserted in his arm. A search of the vehicle revealed 
a stolen bicycle valued at $5,000, heroin, burglary tools, 
and a spring-loaded knife. He was transported to Arcadia 
Methodist Hospital for evaluation, then arrested and 
booked at the Arcadia City Jail.

 Just before 10:11 a.m., officers responded to the 
intersection of Huntington Drive and Santa Clara Street 
regarding an injury traffic collision between a vehicle and a 
bicyclist. The bicyclist was crossing Huntington Drive on a 
red light and didn’t check for oncoming traffic. The vehicle 
struck the bicyclist. He was transported to Huntington 
Memorial Hospital for treatment. The 39-year-old male 
from Arcadia is in critical condition at the time of this 
report.

Wednesday, October 26:

Shortly after 7:49 a.m., an officer responded to First Bank, 
848 West Duarte Road, regarding a theft from vehicle 
report. The officer determined unknown suspect(s) entered 
the victim’s van, stole gardening equipment, and then 
attempted to steal the vehicle. The investigation is ongoing.

 At about 11:19 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in 
the 400 block of Walnut Avenue regarding a burglary report. 
An investigation revealed unknown suspect(s) entered the 
residence by unknown means and stole the victim’s upright 
piano. The victim has been renting his property on VRBO.
com and suspects one of the renters stole the property. The 
investigation is ongoing.

Thursday, October 27:

At approximately 7:35 a.m., officers responded to the flood 
control wash at El Monte Avenue and Naomi Avenue 
regarding a deceased person. Officers discovered the 
40-year-old male from Temple City suffered a head injury, 
but are unsure how the subject died. The investigation is 
ongoing.

 Around 12:04 p.m., an officer responded to Eversafe 
Insurance Agency Inc., 114 South First Avenue, regarding 
a fraud report. An investigation revealed an unknown 
suspect created fraudulent checks with the victim’s account 
information. The victim does not know how the suspect 
obtained their account information. 

Friday, October 28: 

At about 3:18 a.m., an officer responded to China Red 
Restaurant, 855 South Baldwin Avenue, regarding a 
vandalism in progress. The officer conducted a traffic 
stop on a vehicle exiting the restaurant parking lot. An 
investigation revealed a 22-year-old male from Los Angeles 
was believed to be involved with a commercial burglary 
of the restaurant. He was arrested and transported to the 
Arcadia City Jail for booking.

 Just before 9:32 a.m., an officer responded to a residence 
in the 400 block of Walnut Avenue regarding a fraud report. 
The officer determined unknown suspects burglarized 
the victim’s residence on October 26th, stole the victim’s 
computers, and had now attempted to open several credit 
card accounts using their personal information. The 
investigation is ongoing.

Saturday, October 29:

Shortly after 1:45 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop on 
a vehicle in the area of Longden Avenue and Second Avenue 
for having a broken tail light. Upon contacting the driver, 
the officer discovered the 23-year-old male from West 
Covina was driving with a suspended license and did not 
have the required ignition-interlock device installed on his 
vehicle. He was cited and released in the field. The vehicle 
was impounded for 30 days.


The Arcadia police Department Business 
Watch Program is a crime prevention program 
for Arcadia businesses. It is run through the 
Arcadia Police Department Community Affairs 
office. It is a no cost, no obligation program 
designed with the Arcadia business owner / 
operator’s busy schedule in mind. Crime trends 
and personal safety information is sent out to 
businesses via email. Although not a requirement 
of the program it encourages business owners 
and employees to get to know their business 
neighbors. By staying informed on crime trends 
and getting to know your business neighbors, 
you will be more aware of various crimes and 
suspicious activity in your business district. The 
Arcadia Police Department want to be contacted 
anytime crime or suspicious activity is seen. 
“See Something, Say Something”

 For questions, concerns, to sign up for 
Business Watch or to schedule a visit from the 
Community affairs Office please contact us 
anytime.

FOREIGN FILM NIGHT

Escape to faraway places through the movie screen 
once a month. The next movie is scheduled for 
Wednesday, November 9, 2016. The Arcadia Public 
Library is proud to present a series of foreign films 
with English subtitles each month for the adult 
community. Patrons over seventeen are welcome 
to attend. Come early as the doors open at 5:30 
p.m. and bring your dinner if you wish. Dessert 
is provided while supplies last. The movie begins 
at 6:00 p.m. and may last up until 9:00 p.m., 
depending upon the length of the movie. 

 For a listing of movies, please visit the Library’s 
website at www.ArcadiaCa.gov/library or call 
626.821.5569. 

 The Arcadia Public Library is located at 20 W. 
Duarte Rd., Arcadia. The Library is open Monday 
through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and 
Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. 
You can also follow the Library on Twitter and 
Facebook. 


NEW LIVE OAK LIBRARY DEDICATION IN ARCADIA

MONROVIA POLICE BLOTTER


By Joan Schmidt

 November 2nd was a VERY HAPPY DAY in Arcadia for the 
Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte County residents. After MANY YEARS 
of pleading for a larger facility and never giving up, a larger facility 
is now a reality. What is SO AWESOME is it was PURCHASED; it’s 
not a rental. Any improvements can be made and there is NO lease 
to worry about.

 How did this come to fruition? First of all thank you to Supervisor 
Antonovich and Los Angeles County for purchasing the building. 
(This is one of the reasons I am SO SAD to see him termed out. I could 
write VOLUMES on what he has done for our area.) And there are 
TWO other very special people who never gave up and spent YEARS 
lamenting the small size of Live Oak Library and the GREAT need 
for a larger facility. They are current Town Council Member Linda 
Sells and the late Town Council Member John Nicoloro. (There 
will be a special Memorial Dedication to the late John Nicoloro on 
WEDNESDAY, November 9, at 1:00 PM at Pamela Park, Duarte. 
Hope to see many there.)

 Wednesday’s event was very special. Besides Supervisor 
Antonovich, the Town Council was represented by Chair, Dave Hall 
and Council Members, Gloria Huss, Lucy Nicoloro, Linda Sells and 
Terrence Williams. Arcadia Mayor Tom Beck and Mayor Pro Tem 
Peter Amundson as well as County Library Officials were on hand. It 
is surely a great day for county residents!

Following are the weekend’s highlighted issues and events. To see a 
complete listing of crimes reported, go to the City of Monrovia website and 
click on the crime mapping link. Sign up to follow us on Twitter for police 
notifications.

Commercial Burglary

October 27 at 7:55 a.m., officers responded to a business in the 900 block 
of W. Foothill on the report of a glass front door that had been shattered. 
Officers arrived and cleared the location. No suspects were found. It was 
determined that a small amount of cash was taken from the cash drawer 
and no other items were taken. The investigation is continuing.

Residential Burglary

October 27 at 1:55 p.m., a resident in the 200 block of W. Hillcrest phoned 
police to report her home had been burglarized. The homeowner came 
home and found a drawer to her dresser was open and her wedding ring 
and some costume jewelry was missing. There was no sign of forced entry. 
The investigation is continuing.

Commercial Burglary

October 27 at 10:21 p.m., officers were dispatched to an alarm activation at 
a business in the 800 block of E. Huntington. Officers arrived and found 
the doors had been forced open and a safe was located on the landing in 
the stairwell. The building was searched, but no suspects were located. The 
owner of the business arrived and assessed the building. It appears nothing 
else was missing and the safe was recovered. The investigation is continuing.

Petty Theft

October 28 at 10:45 a.m., the victim of a petty theft reported that her wallet 
was taken out of her purse while she was shopping at a store in the 600 
block of W. Huntington. She had walked away from her cart and left her 
purse in the cart. She did not realize her wallet had been taken until she was 
checking out. She then received a call from her bank indicating someone 
had recently tried to use her credit card to purchase merchandise from a 
target store and did not have the proper identification. The investigation 
continuing.

Residential Burglary

October 28 at 4:25 p.m., a resident in the 500 block of Norumbega called 
police to report his residence had been burglarized. Officers arrived and 
cleared the location, but no suspects were located. It appears the suspect 
gained entry through a rear window that had been left unlocked and took 
jewelry from the residence. The investigation is continuing.

Theft From a Vehicle

October 28 at 4:33 p.m., a theft from a vehicle was reported in the 600 block 
of Maryanna Lane. The vehicle was inside a closed residential garage. The 
vehicle was broken into and miscellaneous items were taken. A bicycle was 
also taken from inside the garage. The investigation is continuing.

Domestic Violence

October 28 at 8:19 p.m., police received several calls reporting that a female 
subject had been thrown from a moving vehicle and was lying in the street 
at Pomona and Raymond. Officers arrived and found the female. She had 
a head injury and was taken to a hospital for treatment. She told the officer 
the suspect was her boyfriend and they were involved in an argument. 
The female wanted to get out of vehicle, so she opened the door while it 
was moving. The suspect then hit her and pushed her out of the vehicle. 
The suspect vehicle left the area and was not located. The investigation is 
continuing.

Driving Under the Influence / Traffic Collision – Suspect Arrested

October 29 at 3:12 a.m., a traffic collision was reported in the 2100 block 
of S. Peck Road. The caller stated that a single vehicle had struck several 
parked cars and the driver was out of his vehicle. When the officers arrived, 
they located the driver sitting in the back of another vehicle. The driver had 
called his mom and stepsister after the collision and they had driven to the 
scene. Officers spoke to the driver and could see he had bloodshot watery 
eyes and slurred speech. As a result of the collision, he had a complaint of 
pain and was taken to the hospital for further treatment. The driver was 
determined to be intoxicated and was later arrested.custody for the charges.


94 TEAMS – 21 GAMES – ONE WEEKEND!

“When you need help - Who ya gonna call?” When our local 
baseball teams coordinate a huge Under Armour Tournament – 
they call Duarte Kiwanis – and especially Board Member, Reyna 
Diaz. Yes there were 94 teams here in town recently, one all the way 
from Sonora, Mexico. The Duarte Kiwanis Club, along with other 
organizations, pitched in to provide meals for the Sonoran kids and 
enjoy a few of the games. And guess what – the team from Sonora 
went home with the first place trophy this year!

 Included in the picture are Duarte Kiwanis Member, Stafford 
Barker, and Duarte Kiwanis Board Member, Reyna Diaz along 
with players from Sonora as well as players and coaches from 
the So Cal Stars. For further information on speaking or 
joining the club, contact Dr. Diane Hernandez at drdiane@
drhernandezoptometry.com


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